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The following is the List of the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States. The Roman Catholic Church in the United States , informally known as the American Catholic Church , comprises 195 Diocese s led by residential Bishop s. Auxiliary bishops serve in association with the residential bishops in larger dioceses. Dioceses led by Archbishop s are called Archdiocese s. There are thirty-two archbishops who serve as Metropolitan Bishop s of their respective Ecclesiastical Province s. In addition to the 195 dioceses, there are several other dioceses in the nation's overseas dependencies. There are also dioceses and Eparchies of the Eastern Rite. A special archdiocese was created by the Vatican for the United States military. Such bodies are also organized into metropolitan provinces of their own. All bishops, residential and auxiliary, are members of the United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops . PROVINCE OF ANCHORAGE The Metropolitan Province of Anchorage comprises the state of Alaska . PROVINCE OF ATLANTA The Metropolitan Province of Atlanta comprises the states of Georgia , North Carolina , and South Carolina . PROVINCE OF BALTIMORE The Metropolitan Province of Baltimore comprises all but five counties of the state of Maryland , and all of the states of Delaware , Virginia and West Virginia .
PROVINCE OF BOSTON The Metropolitan Province of Boston comprises the states of Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , and Vermont .
PROVINCE OF CHICAGO The Metropolitan Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois .
PROVINCE OF CINCINNATI The Metropolitan Province of Cincinnati comprises the state of Ohio .
PROVINCE OF DENVER The Metropolitan Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado and Wyoming . PROVINCE OF DETROIT The Metropolitan Province of Detroit comprises the state of Michigan .
PROVINCE OF DUBUQUE The Metropolitan Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa . PROVINCE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON The Metropolitan Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern counties of the state of Texas .
PROVINCE OF HARTFORD The Metropolitan Province of Hartford comprises the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island . PROVINCE OF INDIANAPOLIS The Metropolitan Province of Indianapolis comprises the state of Indiana .
PROVINCE OF KANSAS CITY The Metropolitan Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas . PROVINCE OF LOS ANGELES The Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern counties of the state of California .
PROVINCE OF LOUISVILLE The Metropolitan Province of Louisville comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee .
PROVINCE OF MIAMI The Metropolitan Province of Miami comprises the state of Florida .
PROVINCE OF MILWAUKEE The Metropolitan Province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin .
PROVINCE OF MOBILE The Metropolitan Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama and Mississippi . PROVINCE OF NEW YORK The Metropolitan Province of New York comprises the state of New York .
PROVINCE OF NEW ORLEANS The Metropolitan Province of New Orleans comprises the state of Louisiana .
PROVINCE OF NEWARK The Metropolitan Province of Newark comprises the state of New Jersey . PROVINCE OF OKLAHOMA CITY The Metropolitan Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma . PROVINCE OF OMAHA The Metropolitan Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska . PROVINCE OF PHILADELPHIA The Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia comprises the state of Pennsylvania .
PROVINCE OF PORTLAND The Metropolitan Province of Portland comprises the states of Idaho , Montana and Oregon .
PROVINCE OF SAINT LOUIS The Metropolitan Province of Saint Louis comprises the state of Missouri .
PROVINCE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS The Metropolitan Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis comprises the states of Minnesota , North Dakota and South Dakota .
PROVINCE OF SAN ANTONIO The Metropolitan Province of San Antonio comprises the western counties of the state of Texas .
PROVINCE OF SAN FRANCISCO The Metropolitan Province of San Francisco comprises the northern counties of the state of California and all of the states of Hawaii , Nevada and Utah .
PROVINCE OF SANTA FE The Metropolitan Province of Santa Fe comprises the states of Arizona and New Mexico . PROVINCE OF SEATTLE The Metropolitan Province of Seattle comprises the state of Washington . PROVINCE OF WASHINGTON The Metropolitan Province of Washington comprises the District Of Columbia , five neighboring counties in Maryland , and the U.S. Virgin Islands . PROVINCE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES Pope Pius XII canonically erected a special ecclesiastical province and diocese for members of the United States Air Force , Army , Coast Guard , Marine Corps and Navy serving domestically and abroad. The Metropolitan oversees bishops working at several military installations worldwide. PROVINCE OF AGAñA The Metropolitan Province of Agaña comprises the United States overseas dependencies of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands . Also included are the sovereign and independent nations of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia .
PROVINCE OF SAMOA-APIA The Metropolitan Province of Samoa-Apia is foreign to the United States but however includes as a suffragan, a single diocese that comprises a United States overseas dependency, American Samoa . PROVINCE OF SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO The Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico comprises the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico .
METROPOLIA OF PHILADELPHIA FOR THE UKRAINIANS The Metropolia of Philadelphia consists of four eparchies of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , and covers the entire United States. METROPOLIA OF PITTSBURGH FOR THE RUTHENIANS The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church Of Pittsburgh is a '' Sui Iuris '' metropolia, traditionally linked to the Ruthenian Catholic Church . The metropolia has jurisdiction for all Ruthenian Catholics in the United States, as well as other Byzantine Rite Catholics without an established hierarchy in the country. OTHER EASTERN RITE BISHOPS The other Eastern Rite churches with eparchies and dioceses established in the United States are not grouped into metropolias. All are immediately subject to the Holy See, with limited oversight by the head of their ''sui iuris'' church. ; Melkite Greek Catholic Church SEE ALSO
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